Core Scientific Offloads 1,900 BTC as It Shifts From Crypto Mining to AI Infrastructure

• Core Scientific sold $175 million worth of Bitcoin to invest more in AI data centers.
• The company is slowly moving away from Bitcoin mining and focusing on AI business growth.

Core Scientific, a U.S.-basedbitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company, sold 1,900 Bitcoins in January worth around $175 million. The sale price implies an average of about $82,100 per Bitcoin, which is higher than the current market price of roughly $67k. The company now holds fewer than 1000 $BTC, down from the 2,537 $BTC at the end of December 2025.

The company focuses on AI from the Bitcoin mining

Core Scientific management says that Bitcoin mining is no longer its main long-term focus, and the company is now shifting its power and capital towards artificial intelligence data centers and high-performance computing (HPC). Chief Financial Officer Jim Nygaard said that the company sold the Bitcoin. He also added that Core Scientific may continue to sell Bitcoin depending on the market conditions.

Adam Sullivan, the CEO, has explained that the mining segment is now “essentially in runoff,” which means it is being gradually phased out. Mining operations are being maintained only to meet minimum energy requirements while the facilities are converted into the AI-focused colocation centers.

The Three company has ended 2025 with about $530 million in liquidity and also maintained up to $4 billion in potential financing related to its contract with CreWeave. This indicates that the company is prioritizing long-term AI infrastructure growth rather than rebuilding its bitcoin mining capacity.

Core Scientific reported $79.8 million in revenue for the fourth quarter, and this was lower than the $122 million expected by the analysts. The company also reported a loss of $0.42 per share, which is larger than the expected $0.08 loss. Core science is not alone in the changing direction. Several bitcoin companies are moving towards AI and the data center businesses. This move from Core Scientific’s Bitcoin sale shows that the company is moving away from Bitcoin mining and focusing more on the artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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